The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2024 report card gave Maine a D-plus grade for its bridges.
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I-95 northbound closures expected late Wednesday for Augusta bridge replacement
The intermittant closures are scheduled so that large, precast concrete units that will form the new Western Avenue Bridge deck can be placed over the interstate.
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Maine DOT: Emergency repair forces closure Monday of one southbound lane of I-95 in Augusta
The repair to a failing bridge joint is expected to close one southbound lane for several hours Monday evening, according to the state Department of Transportation.
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Aging bridges in 16 states will be improved or replaced with help of $5 billion in federal funding
The new bridges will be seismically resilient and multimodal, with room for vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles and transit.
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White House seeks $3.1 billion to rebuild Baltimore bridge, other highways
The Biden administration also asked Congress for emergency funding to deal with wildfires and prepare for hurricanes.
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Maryland officials release timeline, cost estimate, for rebuilding bridge
Meanwhile, authorities say they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the March 26 collapse.
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Fryeburg bridge to be renamed for officer who died during rescue
The town of Fryeburg plans to rename a local bridge after a police officer who was killed last year in the line of duty. Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in prepared statement Sunday said that the Canal Bridge, which carries traffic over the Saco River, will be renamed the Officer Nathan Desjardins Memorial Bridge. A […]
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Canal bridge work continues
Chad Rogers straddles what is left of the foundation of the old bridge across the canal on Beech Street in Lewiston at the entrance of Simard-Payne Memorial Park on Thursday as he unhooks sheet piles. He was part of a team from Reed & Reed Inc. lifting the giant sheet piles that are driven 20 […]
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Mental health worker devastated to lose son to suicide
WATERVILLE — Shirley Kershner will never forget the call she got Thursday from a police officer who had news about her son, Anthony. “The minute he asked if I was Shirley, I just knew this was the call that I dreaded. He said, ‘I’m sorry, but your son, Anthony Kershner, is dead.’ It was like […]
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Vesta Gillon
ORLANDO, Fla. — Vesta Gillon, 80, of The Villages, Florida, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 29. She was born Oct. 17, 1937, the daughter of George Jaffe (a WW II U.S. Marine veteran) and his wife Margarite (“Mike”), both school teachers, in Long Island, New York. Vesta attended college at Hofstra University in New York and spent […]